Policy for Preparing the Annual Disclosure of Crime Statistics
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) gathers information on an ongoing basis regarding reported criminal activity on and near the campuses and controlled properties. This information is gathered both through daily campus security reports and through information obtained from the Harrisonburg Police Department, the East Lampeter (PA) TWP Police Department, the Metropolitan Police Department (Washington, DC). The Campus Safety and Security Coordinator facilitates compilation of the reportable data into this document. It is published annually, and provided to all students, prospective students, employees and prospective employees upon request. Incidents identified and reported at the satellite locations are recorded in their own respective charts in this document. A daily crime log of the main campus is maintained in the Facilities Management Office which serves as the central information hub for the Office of Safety and Security. It is available for public inspection upon request during normal business hours.
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act
In 1990, Congress passed the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act (CACSA) amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Amendments to CACSA in 1998 renamed the law the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the Clery Act) in memory of a student who was murdered in her dorm room. In 2013, Congress passed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA), which included additional amendments to the Clery Act. The Clery Act requires that all postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV student financial assistance programs disclose campus crime statistics and other security information to students and the public. The VAWA amendments added requirements that institutions disclose statistics, policies and programs related to dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, among other changes.
Consistent with the statutory and regulatory framework, and interpretive principles, the Department will continue to apply the plain meaning of terms contained within each Clery requirement. The Department will accept an institution’s reasonable interpretation of terms as long as those terms are defined clearly to individuals who review the campus’ Clery Act reports. In the event that the Department believes that more specific definitions are required, it will engage in future negotiated rulemaking to ensure that institutions and the public have an opportunity to comment on those definitions.
The Clery Act Appendix for FSA Handbook
Clery Act Appendix for FSA Handbook: (October 2020)
This Appendix to the Federal Student Aid Handbook was developed by the U.S. Department of Education to assist postsecondary institutions in meeting the campus safety and security requirements of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. This Appendix replaces the 2016 Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting, which has been rescinded. Other than the statutory and regulatory requirements included in this document, the contents of the new Appendix do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public. The document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the applicable statutory and regulatory provisions..